Morris Canal Bridge No. 2
This bridge marks the western limit of Morris Canal property acquired by the state under agreement, November 29th 1922. The canal was chartered December 31st 1824, and opened for business in 1831. Two miles west of this point, at the Delaware River, it connected with the Lehigh Canal. Its traffic reached a maximum of 889,229 tons in 1866, and had declined to 27,392 tons in 1902.
Marker is at the intersection of S. Main Street and Carpentersville Road, on the right when traveling west on S. Main Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
